Gjorgje Ivanov was elected with the votes of the Albanians as well and he has full legitimacy as future president of the Republic of Macedonia. He is president of all citizens, not just of one party, BDI leader Ali Ahmeti stressed following Monday's meeting with Ivanov.

The meeting, which lasted one hour and a half, was held in the Parliamentarians' Club at the request of Ivanov. The two offi-cials stressed after the meeting that their talks were constructive, that Macedonia passed the test regarding the elections, and that accession to NATO and the EU and re-solving of the name dispute should be the state's priorities.